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The Son of Man separates the sheep and goats

Jesus described the Son of Man coming in glory and separating the nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. Their treatment of the hungry, the stranger, the sick, and the imprisoned reveals how they treated Him (Matthew 25:31-46).

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📖 Matthew 25:31–33

31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

Sources: AiG: Timeline of the Bible (chart PDF, 2005)
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